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小猩猩Jim Panzee一向只吃他熟悉喜歡的香蕉，當朋友鼓勵他試吃森林中出現的脆甜甜椒時，他立刻回答：「噁心！」即使多次被鼓勵要「試試看」，Jim仍然抗拒。然而，當有一份特別的、美味的點心出現時，Jim終於願意嘗試，並發現自己喜歡這新口味...延續Grumpy Monkey系列的幽默與溫馨，幫助孩子克服挑食的難題，讓他們勇於嘗試新事物。This original story tackles a common toddler issue as the bestselling character Grumpy Monkey finds out that it’s okay to try something new.Jim Panzee gives the same answer whenever he is offered something unfamiliar to eat—YUCK! He gives that same answer when he’s encouraged to “just try it.” But when picky eater Jim is offered a snack that promises to be sweet and tasty, he just might give in—and discover that he likes it! Here’s a story for all those toddlers whose all-purpose response to any new food is “Yuck.” Suzanne and Max Lang, experts in all things Grumpy Monkey, present a funny book that just might help win over the pickiest of picky eaters.Series Overview:SERIES DESCRIPTION: The Grumpy Monkey books were created by Suzanne and Max Lang to promote emotional literacy. Filled with fun stories and silly illustra

From the multiple award-winning creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of I Talk Like a River comes an innovative and moving look at memories, filtered through the mind of a child. Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade favorite memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew the power out.Now it’s just the two of them, and the house where all those memories happened is far away. But maybe someday, this will be a favorite memory, too: happy and sad, an end and a beginning intertwined.In a series of warm and wistful vignettes, as achingly fleeting as childhood memories always become, Sydney Smith takes us into the mind of a young person processing a bevy of complex emotions during a major life change. Do You Remember? is a stirring meditation on holding fast to the best of the past, and choosing to believe in the future.A New York

The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him. Percy will have to fulfill three quests in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college. The first quest is to help Zeus’s cup-bearer retrieve his goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. Can Percy, Grover, and Annabeth find it in time? Readers new to Percy Jackson and fans who have been awaiting this reunion for more than a decade will delight equally in this latest hilarious take on Greek mythology.

In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard used his 6-iron to tap a few golf balls on the Moon. This famous event did a lot for the image of a sport that had a reputation for being dull and conservative. Location, location, location. There are many golf courses around the world -- 35,000 or more. And there are tens of millions of golfers, but a select group of golf courses that are outstanding examples of beautiful design, challenging layouts, and unforgettable settings. Here are many of the world's best, 83 in all. There are courses in the British Isles, where golf was invented (St Andrews and Castle Stuart in Scotland, Lahinch in Ireland, Royal St George in England) Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Holland and Norway) the US (Brandon Dunes, Pebble Beach, PGA West and Augusta National) Canada (Banff Springs, Cabot Cliffs) Mexico and outstanding courses in Africa, the UAR, Japan, Thailand, China, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. Each course description is a beautiful, do

Encyclopedia of Toxicology, Fourth Edition is currently the most extensive overview of the multiple areas of toxicology, including the chemical, biological and physical (e.g., radiation) perspectives. Spanning across six volumes, this new edition comprises of over 1100 thoroughly revised chapters, and over 80 brand new entries from leading experts which have all been carefully selected and edited by a world-class editorial board. New areas covered in this release include the bourgeoning field of computational toxicology, the many research applications of alternatives to animal testing, the rise in development and use of consumer products and their effects on populations, the increasing introduction and use of pharmaceutical ingredients and their combinations. Other chapters cover artificial intelligence models of toxicological exposure and effects, extractables and leachables testing, cliimate change and its relation to global warming, flood, drought, etc. and the effects on humans, an

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, 5th Edition guides you through the wide variety of diseases that may affect the oral and maxillofacial region. More than 1,500 radiographs and full-color clinical photos bring various lesions and conditions to life. Updates in this edition include coverage of the latest advances in oral squamous cell carcinoma treatment, HPV, and molecular pathology, along with revised content throughout. Well-known oral pathology educators Brad Neville, Douglas Damm, Carl Allen, and Angela Chi, bring you up to date on the latest concepts of pathogenesis and disease management in the care of patients with oral disease. Comprehensive, contemporary overview of oral and maxillofacial pathology includes a detailed description of each individual lesion or pathologic condition and the kind of pathologic process that it represents, followed by a discussion of its clinical and/or radiographic presentation, histopathologic features, and its treatment and prognosis. Coverage of

Pragmatic TDD：以DDD寫出鬆散耦合、文件化和高品質的程式碼 Pragmatic Test-Driven Development in C# and .NET 使用C#和.NET的工具與函式庫 測試驅動開發(TDD)是一種宣言(manifesto)，強調在逐步為產品增加功能時，你應該先從單元測試(unit test)開始。現今的專案範本(project template)預設都含有單元測試，而單元測試已成為預期會被實作的重要任務。因此，在許多職位需求中，你會毫不意外地看到TDD、單元測試等關鍵字，而TDD和單元測試亦成為面試、coding挑戰和程式競賽中的重要考題。採用TDD，不僅能強化良好的設計實踐，更能加速你提升技能，成為優秀程式設計架構師(coding architect)。 本書超越理論探討，專注於讓你透過實用的框架，如ASP.NET Core和Entity Framework，在實際環境中熟練應用TDD。從基礎知識開始，本書將指導你使用Visual Studio 2022建立一個服務預訂的網頁應用程式。為了更貼近真實的工作情境，你將使用EF、SQL Server和Cosmos，並運用各種設計模式，包括資源庫(repository)、服務(service)、建造者(builder)等。同時，本書也會介紹領域驅動設計(DDD)，以及其他軟體設計最佳實踐，如SOLID和FIRSTHAND等。 讀完本書，你將建立足夠的信心來主導TDD的實作。此外，你也將掌握有力的商業和技術案例，可在向管理階層或同事展示單元測試或推動TDD時使用。藉由本書的指引，你將更有把握成為引領TDD實踐的領航者，並在軟體設計領域中脫穎而出。 ✍本書特色✍ ★使用xUnit編寫單元測試，並掌握相依注入的技巧 ★使用NSubstitute實作測試替身，並進行mocking(模擬化) ★結合DDD與最佳實踐，以TDD的風格撰寫單元測試 ★將TDD與ASP.NET API、Entity Framework和資料庫結合使用 ★透過探索GitHub的持續整合更上一層樓 ★探索更進階的mocking使用情境 ★在你的公司和團隊中積極推動TDD和單元測試 ✍目標讀者✍ 本書適合那些希望借助TDD的力量，來開發高品質軟體的中高階.NET開發者。假設你已經掌握OOP（物件導向程式設計）及C#程式設計

Building great software requires outstanding teamwork across multiple disciplines. All teams and participants need to align behind clear goals that deliver real value (outcomes), not just lots of features (output). Sprint Goals are the most powerful tool Scrum/Agile teams have to pursue high-value outcomes, but many Scrum Teams avoid them, misuse them, or struggle to apply them. Succeeding with Sprint Goals covers everything you need to define, create, and execute on Sprint Goals that deliver outstanding value to customers and the business. Leading Scrum practitioner Maarten Dalmijn bridges the gap between theory and practice, offering a fresh, unique, and cohesive perspective on the Scrum framework that will be valuable to every Product Owner, Product Manager, Scrum Master, Agile coach, and technology executive. You will learn why Sprint Goals are so important, how to use them throughout the Sprint and at Review and Retrospective, how to overcome common obstacles to success, and how t